This week Kent residents should be receiving their first mail notice from the U.S. Census Bureau announcing that the census is coming. The census is taken every 10 years and its goal is to document how our country’s population has changed over the last 10 years. This data impacts how more than $400 billion in federal funding is distributed to local and state governments, so it is important that you and your family are counted.

Here are some highlights of this year’s census:

• It is one of the shortest census forms ever.
• It has 10 questions and takes about 10 minutes to complete.
• It should be filled out by the owner or primary renter.
• Complete the form and return it in the postage paid envelope.
• If you don’t complete the form, a census rep will visit your home to take the count in person.

For more info., visit the U.S. Census Bureau online.